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1991 studio album by Bad English
Backlash
Studio album by Bad English
Released27 August 1991 (1991-08-27)
Recorded1991
StudioConway Studios and Secret Sound L.A. (Hollywood, California); Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, California); Zoo Studios (Encino, California).
Genre
Length48:22
LabelEpic
ProducerRon Nevison
Bad English chronology
Bad English
(1989) 		Backlash
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Entertainment WeeklyB
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Backlash is the second and final studio album by British/American rock band Bad English, released in 1991.

The album peaked at No. 72 on the Billboard 200.

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly wrote that "taken together, the album — with its unceasing references to rain and rivers — inevitably bogs down, but heard one at a time over the FM in the Ford, even its platitudes, given Waite’s delivery, add up to a hack-rock miracle or two." The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed Backlash "more spirited" than the debut.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So This Is Eden"5:09
2."Straight to Your Heart"4:09
3."Time Stood Still"5:23
4."The Time Alone with You"4:41
5."Dancing Off the Edge of the World"
  • Waite
  • Cain
  • Schon
4:54
6."Rebel Say a Prayer"
  • Waite
  • Cain
  • Ballard
4:23
7."Savage Blue"
  • Waite
  • Cain
  • Schon
4:33
8."Pray for Rain"
  • Waite
  • Spiro
  • Cain
5:03
9."Make Love Last"
  • Waite
  • Cain
5:19
10."Life at the Top"
  • Waite
  • Cain
  • Spiro
  • Tim Pierce
4:51
Total length:48:22

Personnel

Bad English

Additional musicians

  • Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals
  • Mark Spiro – backing vocals

Production

  • Ron Nevison – producer, engineer
  • Tony Phillips – vocal producer, vocal engineer
  • Gil Morales – assistant engineer
  • Jeff Poe – assistant engineer
  • Dave Lopez – assistant vocal engineer
  • Rand & Rose – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
  • Deandra Miller – production assistant
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, design
  • Brian Aris – photography
  • HK Management and Trudy Green – management
  • Lynda Lou Beach – management assistant
  • Ged Malone – management assistant

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 34
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 48
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 21
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 30
UK Albums (OCC) 64
US Billboard 200 72

References

  1. ^ "Bad English | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 354.
  3. "Waite's Songwriting Shines On Latest Bad English Set". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 October 1991 – via Google Books.
  4. Backlash at AllMusic
  5. ^ "Backlash". EW.com.
  6. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1204.
  7. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 30.
  8. "Bad English". Billboard.
  9. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1659". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bad English – Backlash" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bad English – Backlash" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  12. "Swedishcharts.com – Bad English – Backlash". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  13. "Swisscharts.com – Bad English – Backlash". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  15. "Bad English Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
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